Blank for table-knives



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' T. B WILCOX.

BLANK FOR TABLE KNIVES.

N0. 547,622. Patented Oct. 8', 1895 I WITNESSES: INVENTOR "6 if $3M-B-Wi/Zzmc ms ATTORNEY NITED STATES PATENT Fries.

THEODORE l3. WVILOOX, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BLANK FOR TABLE-KNIVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 547,622, dated October8, 1895.

Application filed April 10, 1895 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE B.W1LooX. a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Table-Knives; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My inventionrelates to an improvement in blanks for one-parthollowhandled tableknives, and particularly to the blank when it is inthe form just prior to the final step in the process of manufacture. Theobject is to provide an inexpensive blank as a part to be used in asimple process of manufacture for this class of articles. I prefer thatthe blanks should be made from white metal throughout, but they maybemade of steel or other metal, if preferred.

My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows in elevation a blank after it ispassed through the first process of rolling. Fig. 2 is a plan of thesame, illustrating how a single blank appears after having passedthrough two operations-namely, rolling and sawing. Fig. 3 is an end viewof a die about to be applied to the handle of the blank, the latterbeing shown in section. Fig. 4 illustrates the appearance after theapplication of the die. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 illustrate other dies andother steps in the process of manufacturing the knife-handle. Fig. 9 isan elevation of the completed knife, and Fig 10 is a section of the dieused in giving the final shape to the knife.

The original blanks for these knives are in long strips, and the firstprocess is to run them sidewise and flatwise through rollers to form thebolster, as shown at 2 2. The blanks appear at 1, and they havesubstantially the thickness of the handle, as shown at 3. The process ofrolling flattens out the blade, as shown at 4, and builds up the bolsteron opposite sides, as already mentioned. After the blanks are rolled aportion of the handle is Serial No. 545,169. (No model.)

sawed out by means of a circular saw, the out being preferably made fromthe top of the handle and having the form indicated in dotted lines inFig. 1. The cut does not quite extend to the bolster at one end nor tothe end of the handle at the other. After the sawing process the handleis placed in a die 5 6 and the body of it is pressed into the shapeshown in Fig. 4. Another die 7 8 then forms the handle into the shapeshown in Fig. 6, and then a die 9 10 brings it into the shapeillustrated in Fig. 8. Itwill be understood that this shaping actiontakes place upon the central portion of the knife-handle, the end of thesame being held by the die ends and finally shaped by the die 9 10 intothe form shown in Fig. 9. The final step is accomplished by compressingthe blank in the die 11 12, preferably in such a manner as to leave aburr when the edges of the hollow handle come together. When the burr isremoved, a smooth hollow-handled one-part knife is at hand.

Instead of sawing out the metal of the handle it may be milled orstamped out, as will be readily understood.

Having now described my invention, I claim' 1. A blank for a one-parthollow handled knife, having a solid bolster at the forward end of thehandle, a thinner portion for the blade, and a handle having a curvedslit or cut extending nearly the whole length thereof and to a pointbeyond the center thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A blank for a onepart hollow handled knife, having a solid bolster atthe forward end of the handle, a thinner portion for the blade, and ahandle having a slit or out extending nearly the whole length thereofand beyond the center thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 9th day of April, A. D. 1895.

THEODORE B. WVILCOX.

Witnesses:

G. H. STOCKBRIDGE, O. L. BELGHER.

